Excuse me but I'm not having a go at anyone. I think it's sad that most people don't know much about countries other than their own. Please don't say that I'm having a go at anyone cause I really am not, in the end I don't care but you don't know how many times people have been shocked cause they just found out that Australia is in the southern hemisphere, I'm pretty sure that most people know where Canada and France are so why not Australia?
Hmmm. Okay yeah thatās strange to not know where some major countries are, but I just get really sort of annoyed at anyone whoās like āoh man I hate that my country is defined by certain things/animalsā. I can totally get where that comes from, but the thing is right; better embrace it than hate it. The first time I came here (which was like 6 months ago) ; I had the typical stereotypes in my head, and to be quite honest I was really excited to see kangaroos and eat Vegemite (even though I find it quite gross now). Also, they were some of the first things I noticed coming here. Stereotypes usually come from memorable things that has happened to tourists (or stuff they just canāt experience back home) and they just bring it back; and itās generalized by everyone else.Ā I have seen so many spiders and deadly things alreadyĀ I have seen an entire alley of Vegemite in a WoolworthāsI have seen so many kangaroos (theyāre seriously so so cute)I have seen so many surfer dudes that are hyped to go to the beachI have seen so many ātypicalā Australian things, that I have heard of stereotypically in Canada, and they were all pretty damn great and also quite common! (not that itās a bad thing, on the contrary; the culture shock is an amazing experience)Stereotypes arenāt bad, and even if it defines a country, you just have to test them out to find out. I know some countries have much Ā much more to offer than what is said of them, but are stereotypes even half bad as they seem? I personally find them hilarious; and joking about moose and hockey is my favorite thing. Donāt be offended by what people say of your country, and most of the time itās what people remember the most; or just joke about because they compare it to the said stereotype (since itās completely different to what they experienced)Canada is defined by hockey, igloos, maple syrup, mooses, bears and snow.I mean whatās bad in that; theyāre all great things (especially maple syrup B)).Australia, from what I heard, is defined by kangaroos, koalas, beaches, opposite seasons, vegemite, deadly creatures andĀ āthe bushā, also possibly bushfires.I mean, for me all of them are pretty great and are cool things to explore. Opposite seasons is actually so weird for me, and it always takes me a while to think about. June is winter and December is summer. It just amazes me every time. Ā Iām really trying to get my point across, but I canāt seem to get there but anywho. I hope you catch my drift. I didnāt mean to be rude Iām sorry, I just thought getting an outsiderās perspective could be interesting! I just think that stereotypes shouldnāt be taken on the rude side, because theyāre things to laugh about most of the time. most of the time; but yeah some countriesā stereotypes can be pretty bad, but I donāt think Australia is one of them.But yeah, sometimes some people just donāt know man! Like, I have to explain what sugar shacks are, and what hockeyās all about, what poutine is, and how bears donāt roam around everywhere, and basically what we do in canada all the time; but Iām so happy to do so because you know; itās fun ? And plus, the person probably doesnāt have a clue either, so you educate them too ^-^
